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Memorial Day is supposed to honor the dead, not kick off a weekend of sales, selfies, and slogans. This year, the contrast is even more obscene. Trump has sent Americans to war against Iran, leaving 13 US troops dead and more than 380 wounded, while folding national mourning into his Freedom 250 pageantry, UFC fantasies,… Read more.
We say freedom isn’t free, then treat Memorial Day like just another excuse to grill, shop, and post empty platitudes. Meanwhile, a draft-dodging narcissist, who mocked the fallen, is now hijacking the US Army’s 250th anniversary for a birthday rally… with soldiers made to salute him. iPINION explains why saying “Happy Memorial Day” reflects a… Read more.
I am going canoeing to be at one with nature, while meditating on the requirements for a purposeful life. But cultural brainwashing is such that you’d be forgiven for commemorating this solemn occasion by going shopping or to the beach. Still, remember to honor the troops whose “ultimate sacrifice” made this perverse holiday possible. And… Read more.
One of the perverse features of Donald Trump’s malignant narcissism is the shameless way he engages in projection. As I observed during the campaign: The psychopathology afoot here is called projection. It is defined by people attributing to others traits, faults, and blame that inhere in themselves. And it explains almost every insult Trump has… Read more.
Remember to honor the troops, but don’t forget to curse the politicians who made dead heroes of so many of them for vainglorious causes like Vietnam, Iraq, Syria …. Read more.
I appreciate that few people even bother to pretend that this holiday has anything to do with fallen troops. All the same, as you’re enjoying fun days at the shopping mall or at the beach, please take a moment to remember the troops – especially those who are still languishing in Iraq and Afghanistan (where another eight of… Read more.
